Don Stansauk
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Don Stansauk (born 1926, died January 28, 2004) was a professional wrestler who died in 2004 best known by his ring name, Hard Boiled Haggerty. Don Stansauk was an ex-professional football player who became an actor after his wrestling days.
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[edit] Career
Hard Boiled Haggerty was a solid main eventer in the upper Midwest and California and a frequent competitor in the World Wrestling Association (WWA) promotion in Hawaii.
During the 1960's, Haggerty was involved with the American Wrestling Association promotion and held its United States heavyweight title on one occasion and its tag team title four times with three different partners.
After retiring from wrestling, Haggerty went into acting and appeared in a few movies.
On June 20, 2003, he was in a car accident in Los Angeles, California, and suffered a broken neck and other injuries. On January 28, 2004, Haggerty died at the age of 78 at his home in Malibu, California.
[edit] Profile
- Hometown: Malibu, California
- Debut: 1952 (Minneapolis)
- Previous identities: Don Sparrow, Don "Hard Boiled" Haggerty, [self proclaimed] King of the Wrestlers
- Movies: Dirty Harry, Paint Your Wagon, Mickey & Maude, The Big Brawl and The Muppet Movie
[edit] Trivia
- It was the promoter Wally Karbo, that dubbed Don Stansauk as "Hard Boiled Haggerty".
- He was a highly respected member of the Cauliflower Alley Club, and earned their highest honor in 1993, the Iron Mike Mazurki Award.
- "Irish" Pat McClarty used the "Hard Boiled Haggerty" name in California in 1939.
- Benny Rosen and Lou Reyhneer also used the "Hard Boiled Haggerty" name during their career.
- Another wrestler named Babe Sharkey used a similar name, "Hard Boiled HANNIGAN".
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- AWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- AWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Len Montana (1), Gene Kiniski (2), and with Bob Geigel (1)
- International Wrestling Association
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- IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Midwest Wrestling Association (Ohio)
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- MWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dutch Howlett
- World
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) (1 time) - with Kinji Shibuya
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time) - with Ray Eckert
- National
- NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dick Hutton
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (1 time)
- Regional
- NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bill Savage (1) and Butcher Vachon (1)
- NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times) - with Tom Rice
- NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) - with Gene Kiniski
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Stu Gibson
- World Wrestling Association (Los Angeles)
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- WWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with The Destroyer (2), and El Shereef (2)
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